Our Programs

We want the best for our scholars.

Our program broadens the definition of family to include the community charged with guiding our youth toward the best versions of themselves. Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California provides holistic services to foster growth in our scholars and to cultivate their innate resilience.

We succeed when they succeed.

We take a long-term and comprehensive approach.

We support our scholars from adolescence through college graduation and beyond, offering a holistic spectrum of programming that evolves with the age and needs of youth.

Program Delivery

Residential

Our Residential program functions as a loving and nurturing family atmosphere, a dynamic environment with a sense of belonging, central to healthy adolescent development.

Our homes accommodate up to 12 scholars, who are cared for by live-in, round-the-clock professional Residential Counselors. Scholars share chores, do homework together, attend religious services, eat, and grow up together. Academic growth and whole-person development are the program focus: residential scholars are enrolled in college-preparatory programs at top-rated area schools; scholars are matched with tutors who help them reach their academic potential and mentors who share their life experience; they are enrolled in extracurricular activities designed to help them discover themselves and the world around them; and they engage in community service projects that teach them the value of living a life committed to serving others.

Collegian

We not only prepare college aspirants for all aspects and challenges of the college experience, but continue to provide academic, social, emotional and financial support through college graduation.

For BHGH residential and non-residential scholars, a college education is not a dream, it is an expectation. College Road is a multi-year, interactive program with specific activities that are proven to prepare scholars for the demands of campus life and independent living. It was initiated in 2000 by BHGH International to drastically increase college graduation rates among participating youth. Each scholar uses a digital MyRoad Portfolio, which is a personalized guide to his/her College Road activities from 7th grade through the college planning process. The College Road curriculum is designed to help BHGH college students develop three critical attributes for success in education as well as professional life: competency, connectedness and confidence.

Through the BHGH International Scholarship Fund, scholars having completed College Road activities and MyRoad benchmarks, enrolled in 15 or more credit hours and maintaining specific GPA requirements may apply for scholarship funds each semester through college degree completion (in five years or less).

Who We Serve

We serve academically capable and motivated children in need. Need includes a variety of tough situations such as poverty, family stress, parent/guardian illness, neighborhood violence or underperforming schools—most anything that would prevent a highly capable child of reaching his or her full potential.

Boys and Girls

Ages 10 through College Graduation (10-14 at time of admission)

Capable of Rigorous Academic College-Preparatory Work

Need for a long-term, value-centered, nurturing setting

Volunteers for program, understands and accepts expectations

Relates positively to others

Has a family or guardian that is supportive

Our Local Impact

We currently serve 20+ junior high through collegian scholars throughout the Greater Southern California area.

We have great numbers to represent our success and we often hit 100%. But that’s not where the story ends. There isn’t a number that is large enough to represent the character, ambition, courage and integrity of our young men and women.

100% of scholars participate in extracurricular activities.

100% of scholars perform community service projects throughout the year.

Our scholars average a 3.33 cumulative GPA.

100% of scholars in program have graduated high school and have enrolled in postsecondary education, since 1991.

100% of high school graduates receive college scholarships.

94% of BHGH graduates return their second year of postsecondary education – 30% higher than the national average.

“Boys Hope Girls Hope is helping me reach my dreams by offering me an excellent education and providing additional help if I ever need anything. I always have someone encouraging me and helping me be the best that I can be.”

Josh, Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California Collegian

The College Road

Preparation for college is a cornerstone of Boys Hope Girls Hope academic programming. Over 15 years ago, the Boys Hope Girls Hope International team developed its own unique curriculum—The College Road—in order to increase college graduation rates among our scholars.

Southern California Alumni Chapter

Graduates of Boys Hope Girls Hope programs across the affiliate network become members of the Alumni Association, a growing body of young professionals. Members are active in their local communities and Alumni Association Chapters, promoting awareness of Boys Hope Girls Hope, building a strong network of alumni connections, and offering opportunities to get involved.

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About the BHGH International Network

While Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California is autonomous, we ascribe to the same Theory of Change and Research-Supported Program Model of all Boys Hope Girls Hope affiliates, which includes: Early Intervention; Long-term Support, Partnership with Parents, Guardians and Families of Origin; Provision of a Stable, Nurturing Environment; Whole Person Development and Growth of Mind, Body and Spirit; Role Models and Mentor Relationships; Encouraging Academic Challenges and Extracurricular Involvement; and Voluntary Application Process for Program Participation.